12th South Carolina Infantry
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- September 1, 1861 - Organized for the war
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- November 7, 1861 - Port Royal
- January 1, 1862 - Port Royal Ferry
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- August 28-30, 1862 - Bull Run
- September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- September 20, 1862 - Shepherdstown Ford
- November 3, 1862 - Castleman's Ferry
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 14, 1863 - Falling Waters
- October 9-22, 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- September 30, 1864 - 1st Squirrel Level Road
- September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
- October 1, 1864 - 1st Pegram's Farm
- April 1, 1865 - Five Forks
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina (November 1861)
- Department of South Carolina / 3rd Military District (November 1861)
- Army of Northern Virginia / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's/McGowan's Brigade (July 1862-May 1863)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Pender's/Wilcox's Division / McGowan's/Perrin's Brigade (May 1863-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Richard G.M. Dunovant (Colonel)
- Dixon Barnes (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Edwin F. Bookter (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Thomas F. Clyburn (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Henry C. Davis (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Cadwallader Jones (Sr.) (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- William H. McCorkle (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- John L. Miller (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Caldwell, J.F.J., The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians, known first as "Gregg's" and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade."
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 85-86)